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DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Apr. 19, 2022

Published April 19, 2022
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel:

April 19, 2022
Current as of 2 p.m., April 18, 2022

DAF TOTAL STATS
CASES* HOSPITALIZED RECOVERED* DEATHS*
Military** 93,376 51 92,535 15
Civilian 20,590 23 20,371 108
Dependents 18,334 5 18,046 8
Contractors 5,579 10 5,518 31
Total 137,879 89 136,470 162

*These numbers include all of the cases that were reported since our last update on April 12.
**Military includes Active and Reserve components.

DAF TOTAL VACCINATED
ACTIVE DUTY GUARD RESERVE TOTAL FORCE
% Partially Vaccinated 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
% Fully Vaccinated 98.3% 93.5% 94.1% 96.7%

DAF APPROVED EXEMPTIONS
ACTIVE DUTY GUARD RESERVE TOTAL FORCE
Medical 446 331 215 992
Administrative 26 1,064 151 1,241

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS
MAJCOM/FLDCOM DAF/APPEALS
Pending 2,338 1,188
Approved 41 5
Disapproved 5,497 1,882

As of April 19, the Air Force has administratively separated 274 active duty Airmen.

*Civilian statistics are unaccounted for.
**These numbers are subject to change.

Unvaccinated: All those who have verbally refused, have not started the vaccination process or are erroneously coded. Does not include those who have approved exemptions.

Medical: Medical exemptions are determined individually by the member's medical provider.

Administrative: Administrative exemptions are determined individually. For example, if a member obtained a commander-approved submission for separation or retirement by Nov. 1, they are administratively exempt.

Religious Accommodation: Religious accommodations are a subset of administrative exemptions and are determined by the MAJCOM/FLDCOM commanders. The DAF has 30 business days (active component in CONUS) to process requests. Appeals are determined by the DAF's Surgeon General with inputs from the chaplain and staff judge advocate. Individuals do not have to get immunized as long as their request is in the process of being decided.

Personnel Numbers (approximates):

  • 326,000 Active Component (U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force)
  • 107,000 Air National Guard
  • 68,000 Air Force Reserve
  • 501,000 Total Force (Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve)



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